EDUCATION BOARD

Grey River Argus, 23 June 1925, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD

WEST COAST MA’i ! r.H.s. At. the meeting of the Canterbun Education Board on Fridax the following West (das. business wa<s dealt with:— -Mr. Mackay (Wes’t. ( <»ast) leporio i having visited 12 schools and visited 10 parents. Evans' Creek (South Westland): An application was received loi cs tablishment of a school. It was r* It was solved io reply lliah, is view of tin* small number of pupfls a\a !- able, the Board could not entert;*i » the request, and that the parents l»recommended to have the piipii< Haught under the Deparun ill's cor respondenix* scheme; regarding schools’ agricultural work on th. Coast—Mr. Johnston’s report wa'read and adopted. Mr. Johnston submitted to report with regard to tools lost since classes were inam.urat<*d on the Coas-t some eight years ago. Agreed that a letter be sent thanking Mr. Johnston for his cure and dose supervision of the work. Agreed that the Foreman of Worlds on the ('oast be asked to eredi. a snial] tool shed at Runanga while carryiiig out. the work of re-modelling the school building. From Rotomanu (crniniltec an application was received lor the provision of a teacher’s residence and il was resolved to reply That there was no prospect of obtaining a grant for this purpose. It was decided to acc<*de to the Woodstock (om ni'i't tee's request for the supply of a lamp for the school. The Foreman’s report for' the month ou West Coast schools w a>s received, being as follow: At- Woodstock the repairs efl’ected -were: —New seven-wire fence at the back of the school grounds L"7 10; repair of fences at side of school grounds, /?“>. Renewal of gate posts and repair < gates, 10s; repairs, spouting etc £5; sir loads of sand for shelter shed £1 10s. Authorised £2l 1 Hokitika School: Repairs and renox lions at teacher’s residence £l4 IJs as authorised. At Dobson scho I : Renewal of fence around seb >ol grounds £25 10s; clearing or grounds £7 10s as authorised At Hari Hari school; Acceptance of H,end< et \Mr. H. J. Lovett confirmed for <• ruction of new school.